loxodromic
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Loxodromic — Lox o*drom ic, a. [Gr. ? slanting, oblique + ? a running, course; cf. F. loxodromique.] Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables. [1913 Webster] {Loxodromic curve} or {Loxodromic line} (Geom.), a line on the surface of a sphere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loxodromic — LOXODRÓMIC, Ă, loxodromici, ce, adj. (geogr.) Referitor la loxodromă. – Din fr. loxodromique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 loxodrómic adj. m. (sil. dro ), pl. loxodrómici; f. sg … Dicționar Român
loxodromic — /lɒksəˈdrɒmɪk/ (say loksuh dromik) adjective relating to oblique sailing or sailing on rhumb lines (loxodromic lines). Also, loxodromical. {Greek loxo(s) oblique + dromos a running course + ic} …
Loxodromic curve — Loxodromic Lox o*drom ic, a. [Gr. ? slanting, oblique + ? a running, course; cf. F. loxodromique.] Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables. [1913 Webster] {Loxodromic curve} or {Loxodromic line} (Geom.), a line on the surface… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loxodromic line — Loxodromic Lox o*drom ic, a. [Gr. ? slanting, oblique + ? a running, course; cf. F. loxodromique.] Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables. [1913 Webster] {Loxodromic curve} or {Loxodromic line} (Geom.), a line on the surface… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loxodromic line — loxodromic curve or loxodromic line, a line on the surface of a sphere cutting all meridians at the same angle, such as that formed by the path of a ship whose course is constantly directed to the same point of the compass in a direction oblique… … Useful english dictionary
loxodromic curve — Rhumb Rhumb, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See {Rhomb}.] (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loxodromic curve — noun : rhumb line * * * loxodromic curve or loxodromic line, a line on the surface of a sphere cutting all meridians at the same angle, such as that formed by the path of a ship whose course is constantly directed to the same point of the compass … Useful english dictionary
loxodromic — loxodromically, adv. /lok seuh drom ik/, adj. 1. noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines. 2. noting or pertaining to a map projection, as Mercator s projection, in which rhumb lines appear as straight lines. Also,… … Universalium
loxodromic — lox·o·drom·ic … English syllables
